Coughs are categorized into external coughs and internal coughs, and moxibustion can treat coughs caused by wind-cold colds and phlegm-dampness, and the treatment can be chosen from acupuncture points such as Lung Yu, Taiyuan, and Fenglong to treat the above types of coughs. Cough caused by heat evidence is a contraindication to moxibustion and should not be treated with moxibustion.
1. External cough: Cough with short duration and acute onset, manifested by itching throat, coughing phlegm, nasal congestion and runny nose. Moxibustion can be used for the treatment of wind-cold cold, the main points of the lung Yu, Lianjiu, Hegu points, at the same time can be matched with the outside of the Guan points.
2. Cough with internal injuries: Cough with slow onset and long duration, manifested by coughing phlegm and mucus, fatigue (lack of spirit), poor appetite. Moxibustion can be used to treat phlegm-dampness coughs, with the main points of Lung Yu, Zhongfu, Taiyuan, Sanyinjiao, etc., as well as the points of Gu, Fenglong, etc. The main points of moxibustion can be used to treat phlegm-dampness coughs.
So the cough should be timely medical diagnosis and treatment, according to different types of evidence to choose different points moxibustion, pay attention to moxibustion should be operated by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not operate on their own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.